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By

Used to indicate the means or agency through which an action is accomplished or a result is achieved

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Examples:

I have you, that by the collar!

For a moment I feared they would pass by.

He went down on the floor by her chair.

Etymology:

etymology
From Old English bi, big, , from Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi, meaning near, along, with, or pertaining to.

Usage Statistics:

3396 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
Very Often
bulb Hint: Frequency according to COCA
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